Neo RAUCH

Neo Rauch (Leipzig, 18 de abril de 1960) es un pintor alemán de proyección internacional.

Sus monumentales pinturas tienen influencias del surrealismo, especialmente de Giorgio de Chirico y René Magritte con importantes ecos de la estética del realismo socialista e incluso de los muralistas mexicanos de mediados del siglo XX, minando la intersección de su historia personal con las políticas de la alienación industrial.Su obra, de muy alta cotización en el mercado, fue expuesta en 2001 en la Bienal de Venecia, y en 2005 en el CAC de Málaga, en el Carnegie International en Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania y en la Bienal de Praga (República Checa).

Rauch vive y trabaja en Leipzig, Alemania.




Neo Rauch (born 18 April 1960, in Leipzig, East Germany) is a German artist whose paintings mine the intersection of his personal history with the politics of industrial alienation. His work reflects the influence of socialist realism, and owes a debt to Surrealists Giorgio de Chirico and René Magritte, although Rauch hesitates to align himself with surrealism. He studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig, and he lives in Markkleeberg near Leipzig, Germany and works as the principal artist of the New Leipzig School.

Rauch's paintings suggest a narrative intent but, as art historian Charlotte Mullins explains, closer scrutiny immediately presents the viewer with enigmas: "Architectural elements peter out; men in uniform from throughout history intimidate men and women from other centuries; great struggles occur but their reason is never apparent; styles change at a whim.